Pride and Prejudice Extra Credit Assignment

Jane Austen begins Pride and Prejudice with the following lines:

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.”

As previously discussed in class, Austen purposely uses an ironic narrative voice in these opening lines to make a social commentary on her society’s obsession with marriage and social class.

Using these opening lines as a guide, create your own ironic take on a current societal topic that you believe needs its own satirical analysis.

For example:

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a newly born infant must be in want of visual publicity on Facebook.

However little understanding this infant has of his or her newfound fame on publicized social media sites, not to mention however unsightly and unphotogenic this bald and chubby baby may be, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of his or her modest and humble parents that this infant can do nothing but rejoice in this responsible method of being introduced to society.”

Requirements:

    ·       Make sure that your opening statements begin with the line “It is a truth universally acknowledged…”

    ·       It must be at least 60 words in length

    ·       This is worth ½ a point.

    ·       Submit this to turnitin.com by Monday, October 10^th by 10:00pm